Every meeting which is organized for the purpose of unity and concord will be conducive to changing strangers into friends, enemies into associates, and ‘Abdu'l-Bahá will be present in his heart and soul with that meeting. ('Abdu'l-Baha, 'Tablets of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá ‘Abbás', vol. 3; compilation ‘Baha’i Meetings,’ prepared by the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice)